Big Bubble Laundromat

I’m visiting from out of town, staying at Argonaut Hotel. I enjoyed a 15 minute hike uphill on a sunny day with my colleague, dropped off my laundry, and received it at the front desk a few hours later (I hadn’t checked in yet so I didn’t leave a room number). I forgot my credit card at the order counter and they slipped it inconspicuously into the laundry bag to return it to me. 4 days of clothes with just one pair of pants, cleaned and folded with delivery for $ 25.

Good: A few giant washers — you could do a month’s worth of laundry in them. Never run out of coins.
Bad: Washers frequently broken down, place not super clean.

This is about the do-​it-​yourself laundry area: I so enjoyed this place! Really! They literally worked with me. A nice lady asked if she could help and I told her I needed a big machine for a comforter. All were in use but she knew which one would be available in five minutes. When my wash was almost done, a man who does not speak English brought a cart over and showed me which driers were available. I sat down to read and soon the nice lady came over with some underwear left in the washer, we laughed, of course it was mine. Then after a few minutes the man gestured something about the drier, comforter was twisted so I went and untangled it; he indicated his approval. When my stuff was dry, the man cleared off an area and showed me where I could sort it. Then he insisted on helping me fold the comforter and sheets. All in all lots of fun and, by the way, the drier was very hot so didn’t need many quarters, that’s saying a lot as the comforter, towels, etc. started out VERY wet.

Not clean, expensive, often broken macine I don’t wanna use here but I have to use just because closest laundry

Laundromat is in decent condition, the washing machine I always use handles my clothes well, and the dryer is cheap for how long I usually need. Plus, free wifi to work on the go. Sorry to say I’m moving to a different area so I can’t come anymore =(

Raymond is amazing! The first time he meets you he does a great job understanding your laundry preferences, and really goes out of his way to make sure you have an excellent customer experience. I entrusted him with wash and fold and shirt laundry for three years, and would still be calling him if I hadn’t moved away. These guys are reliable and dependable.

The best.
Great hours. Customer Service is their priority.
Great service. Used them 50 times (over 3 years) for dry cleaning and EVERY time I am happy with the results. Raymond and Hanna are the owners and always greet you with a smile.
I am very lucky to live right around the corner.

This is for the laundromat. Nasty washing machines — the detergent compartment was crusted over what detergent from what seemed like 100 years’ past, and two of my shirts ended up with irreparable stains (they didn’t start that way). Super expensive. Driers are $ 0.25 for 4 minutes, which is worse than most parking meters.
I went out of my way to come here based on the ratings. I wish I’d just gone to the laundromat closer to home.

I didn’t think it was possible for a laundromat to make me feel so strongly one way or another that I would write a review on Unilocal about it but Big Bubble Laundromat managed to do it.
I was doing laundry tonight and had a few minutes remaining before my clothes dried when an employee (potentially the owner/​manager? not sure) came in at 10:10 saying we all needed to leave. When the other guy doing laundry next to me protested saying the sign on the front door said last wash 10:30(which it does) and he still had clothes in the dryer, the employee retorted with, «I don’t think you understand. You need to get the fuck out.»
They went on swearing back and forth until the other guy doing laundry said something along the lines of «what are you going to do, make me leave?» At this point the employee went over and tried to forcibly remove his clothes from the dryer. The other guy put all his weight behind keeping the dryer door closed. That lasted about 15 seconds and I thought for a moment they were actually going to fight over a dryer. Then the glass in the middle of the dryer popped out.
The employee told us he was going to call the cops and left. Later came back and locked the doors and initially was going to keep them locked until the cops arrived. The other guy protested that what the employee was doing was illegal and constituted false imprisonment and the employee reluctantly opened the doors.
This was my second time doing laundry here and I don’t plan on returning.

Have dropped alot of loads in here and have had delivery service w/​a smile to the front door as well.
Even lost money in a machine once and they actually mailed me back the $ 2bucks
There are worse places you could do laundry

I’m spoiled because of this place. I’ve called the night before to get my laundry picked up and have it ready EOD the next day. Pretty clutch when I’m off for a long business trip. Cost is about 1.5x the normal but to be expected. I figured it’s worth the $ vs time wasted & energy expensed for my most hated chore. And they do it with a smile. Pls treat them well!

DISCLAIMER: I’m a laundry snob, and insist on doing my own laundry, because my life is vastly improved by overpriced laundry detergent that you have to buy from a specialty store. I’ve never used a fluff and fold service, but I hear Big Bubble’s is the bomb.
That being said.
What is it with laundromats in San Francisco? All I want to find is a place with several different sizes of machines. Big Bubble has a lot of one size, mostly super small front loaders, and four REALLY BIG machines. There’s a middle ground, and this place doesn’t find it.
Also, no restroom.
I venture to say that a really good way to make money in San Francisco would be to open a laundromat with free wifi, near coffee (or including coffee) with a slurry of different machines. I would drive across the city for that.

I was staying at the Argonaut Hotel and they came and picked up my laundry and the price was very reasonable. Clothes were clean and folded. It’s my first time doing this and it was extremely convenient.

I have been using this laundromat for at least a year now; once a week. The dryers are efficient, the machines work good and the quarter machines are always full — except tonight.
I put 4 different 5 dollar bills in, and the machine would only take them half way in, so the machine was clearly down. The 2^nd machine already had it’s out of service light lit up. I called the emergency number listed. Sombody actually ansered the phone! Usually, you expect that those numbers are for show and nobody cares enough to answer. But here they did. It was Raymond and he asked if I minded walking to the corner store and asked for quarters. He said to tell them the owner sent me over. So I walked over there with another girl who also needed quarters.
I thought this would be fine as the owners all probably know each other and help each other out; plus I shop at this store regularly too. Normally this store has a grumpy old man at the counter just wating for a reason to yell at you. Tonight, I gave him a reason. He yelled at me for asking. I just said that it was not my idea, why are you yelling at me? I called Raymond back. He said he would call there. And he did. But the phone at the store just rang. The old man did not answer it.
Raymond offered to do a full service wash and fold for what I would have paid in quarters. It was a nice offer, but since I had already put my clothes in the machine with the detergent, and I would have to spend an extra half hour dropping my clothes off in the morning before work, and since I get off work after they close, well, it was just more convenient for me to find quarters another way.
Raymond was nice and helpful. He offered a sloution for me. So even though I was frustrated by this, I will keep coming back as long as the quarter machine works. For today, 1 star off for sending me to that ticking time bomb old man, and 1 star off for not having quarters. A coin operated laundromat should never, ever run out of quarters.

I used to love doing laundry. The smell of the sheets and towels when you took them out of the dryer, the repetition of folding, the pile of clean tee shirts and jeans when you were done… etc. It is the one chore that I don’t normally complain about doing. That is, until I had to go to a laundromat. Then I started to hate it.
Fortunately, Big Bubble has helped to ease the pain of laundry night by providing free parking (after 6pm), lots of washers of various sizes and prices and super hot dryers. The staff are nice and they have a good selection of snacks in their vending machine (San Pellegrino soda, granola bars and fruit chews). They also sell Trader Joe’s laundry detergent in case you forget to bring some (if you have never tried TJ’s detergent, give it try — it has a clean, subtle lavender smell — not too perfumey).
The place is clean and well-​lit. There is oftentimes a few strange-​looking customers lurking around, but what can I expect for at a laundromat on Van Ness? Also minus one star for not having a public restroom.
Big Bubble. I love the name. A customer asked the lady working at the counter if her name was Bubble and she laughed it off… four stars for a good sense of humor!

They’re open 7:00 AM — 10:00 PM. The last wash load must be started by 8:30 PM. They have change machines, vending machines, and free wi-​fi. Not a lot of outlets, so make sure your laptop battery is charged. An 18 lb washer is $ 3.00/load and runs for 34 minutes. The dryers are 25 cents for 5 minutes. It took about 25 minutes to dry my clothes. There is some 2 hour street parking and meter parking nearby. Free parking only after 6:00 PM. The place is clean and well-​lit. My clothes are super clean!

Lifesaver! Well, kinda.
I busted my ankle last week, and there is no laundry facility in my apt bldg, so doing laundry was going to be an adventure, if not impossible. Found out from Unilocal that Big Bubble does pickup and delivery. Allahu akbar!!! (God is great!!!)
Called Friday to arrange a Saturday pickup. They came by to pick up at 11AM and delivered my clean, nicely-​folded laundry before 6PM. Fantastic. (And my laundry looks cleaner — and is definitely better-​folded — than when I do it.) They even called me after they picked up my laundry to make sure none of my items needed special treatment — I love that attention to detail.
This service is a little pricey if you’re used to spending, say, $ 10 at the laundromat. But the cost is not at all unreasonable considering the type and quality of service provided. And given my current semi-​crippled situation, definitely a bargain.

Here is the deal.
There is no other word to describe it than FANTASTIC when your laundry arrives at your door, perfected bagged and folded. Even if you’ve accidentally mixed a few dry cleaning items into the main wash they’ll find it and make sure it’s properly taken care of.
This company is PROFESSIONAL and FAST. There is no load that is too big or small for them to do. During a move I needed everything washed, literally. Big Bubble picked it up and had it back to us nice and clean the very next day.
Tip:
Ask for Raymond– he’ll take care of you.
You’ve just been Unilocaled.

It’s a laundromat, so naturally i hate it. But, it’s big (like the name says), the cash to coin wall unit works 90% of the time, even recognizing new $ 20s, and there are loads of dryers where 50% work.
I long to drop my things off only to return to find them in a cute little paper-​wrapped box. But i’m afraid i do more than 50 pounds of laundry at a time, and I’m afraid my delicate clothes (read: jeans, shirts, etc.) would end up shrunken.
Any wash and fold users take their nice jeans here?

Laundry that is picked up, washed, neatly folded, and delivered back to your door at a time you schedule? 90 cents a pound with no additional cost for delivery and pick up? No way!
Such is the incredible service and convenience provided by the wonderful people at Big Bubble.